Taking prescription medication is a necessary part of life for many of us. Often as we age and our health declines we take more and
Prescription injuries injure thousands of people every year. Injuries could be due to errors in prescribing the wrong medication, dispensing the wrong medication by a
Each year in the United States, the FDA receives more than 100,000 reports of suspected medication errors. Medication errors can occur when the drug is
Background studies on medication errors There are far too many medication errors on a daily basis. A study on medication errors describes that about 1.3
A National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLB) grant study of 558 unique individuals was undertaken to compare medications that patients took at admission compared
Despite research supporting the use of medications to treat heart failure, they are still under prescribed and under used.
New data is changing cardiovascular risk calculations for millions of Americans.
To avoid serious errors in dosing, particularly in the pediatric population, the AAP is calling for the use of kilograms only in the ER.
Developers have come up with a pill that’s regular size when swallowed, but expands into a much bigger star-like shape, which prevents it from moving on from the stomach to the intestinal tract.
Recently, a company has received FDA approval for a new TENS unit, which promises to increase the effectiveness by pairing it with the user’s smartphone to allow for the electrical doses to be customized specifically for the user.
